For Active Members
Ready to Retire? Use the Decision Sheet
The Retirement Decision Sheet is a guide for important decisions to be made during the retirement process. Service Retirement Unit (SRU) Counselors at LACERS often utilize these sheets during counseling appointments with members, and based on months of usage, changes have been made to create a new, improved decision sheet.
Sign Up for Retirement Benefits Seminar
Learn about your retirement options and benefits at an upcoming Planning for Retirement webinar, hosted by the LACERS Member Engagement team. Register via your MyLACERS account. Upcoming dates include:
Thurs., April 3 (in person at California Endowment)
Tues., April 15 (webinar, Tier 3)
Thurs., April 17 (webinar)
Tues., May 6 (webinar)
Thurs., May 18 (webinar)
Sat., May 24 (in person, LACERS HQ)
Check the LACERS calendar as events are scheduled.
Webinars/events begin at 9 a.m.
Applying for Retirement Online
Members are encouraged to submit their retirement application 60 days before their retirement date when using LACERS’ new Retirement Application Portal (RAP). The RAP is a great asset to LACERS Members that helps to streamline the retirement process. While the filing period is within 30 to 60 days of your retirement date, starting your application early and submitting it on the first day you can at the 60-day-prior mark, will allow for a couple of benefits. These include having ample time to discover any complications and address them without having to move your retirement date, as well as ensuring LACERS staff has time to meet your retirement date request.
For example, if your desired retirement date is June 14, 2025, you would have aimed to submit your retirement application in the portal on April 15, 2025. For more information,please visit lacers.org/applying-retirement.
